Responsible & Dangerous

Our work for Charles Thompson / RAD is shipping out today.

Charles Thompson: Two mates — one born in Africa and the other in New Zealand – whose shared passion for coffee saw them set about creating their own; one that was accessible, high quality and made by combining the best of both home countries.

The result is RAD: 100% sustainably-sourced African beans, blended and roasted in New Zealand. Full-bodied sweetness with a rich, smooth finish and power that doesn’t play – because if you wanted to be handled gently there’s always tea.

Nightingale

Timaru Urban Renaissance Network

We recently designed a new identity for TURN. “TURN is an activist group on a mission to create a thriving commercial, arts, architecture and heritage culture in downtown Timaru.” — TURN.co.nz

06 - 2016

Work With Family

We designed new business cards for another ‘Butcher’ in the family recently. The IBA cards are printed on Curious Matter, Anita Grey, 270g with Pantone 426U.

06 - 2016

London Loop

We traveled through Europe looping back to London a few moons ago now… Unfortunately not all destinations had these beautiful souvenir spoons for us to collect. To commemorate our journey we asked Mark Barber to shoot our collection of ‘silver’ souvenirs — beautifully kitsch.

Iron & Wood

Copper & Wood is our contribution to a group art show called Iron & Wood, presented by A.L.C Apparel. Artists from around New Zealand, Australia and the U.S came together for the first time showcasing work on motorcycle gas tanks and skateboards — with slight irreverence our piece was made by electroplating a skateboard in copper.

12 - 2015

Decent Exposure with Noah Butcher

“This week’s Decent Exposure welcomes one of Manual’s earliest designers, Noah Butcher. We put the man responsible for some of Manual’s most experimental covers in the spotlight to discuss his influences, processes and favourites in the current age of graphic design. — Supported by ProGear“.

New Approaches to Packaging Design

“Boxed & Labelled Two! is a compelling exploration of the power of state-of-the-art packaging design today and documents its main strategic directions—all of which address a longing for “truthfulness.” Because our relationship to food products has changed so drastically in the last few years, especially in regard to the importance we place on the source and quality of ingredients, the majority of the examples in this book are food-related. But other examples from a wide spectrum of products also highlight the traits that distinguish those on the cutting edge of the evolution in packaging concepts.” — Published by Gestalten Books in Berlin.

Our Story

Butcher & Butcher is an award winning independent design company based in Auckland, New Zealand.

We believe ‘brand’ is the sum of all experiences between business, people, products and services. Our approach is interdisciplinary — whether it’s brand strategy, packaging or digital design, we place design thinking at the centre of our business.

Butcher & Butcher believes every brief has the potential to be shaped into a remarkable outcome. Big or small, local or global, we strive to deliver to our clients design solutions that challenge the norm and cut through the clutter in an ever-changing landscape.

We love seeing our clients achieve success, and we see our role as a helping hand in achieving any business objective. When you work with Butcher & Butcher you talk directly with the owner operators, who are the designers, directors and doers.

Every project starts with a conversation, contact us today if you’d like to discuss a new project; big or small, local or global — Say hello.